Chapter 8, Part II of the Patent Examination Guide 1. introduce
According to the provisions of Article 35 of the Patent Law, the Patent Office conducts substantive examination of the application for a patent for invention.
The purpose of substantive examination of an application for a patent for invention is to determine whether the application for a patent for invention should be granted a patent right, especially whether it conforms to the provisions of the Patent Law on novelty, creativity and practicality.